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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva)
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Subject: Re: Toll Calls on 800 Service
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Date: 26 Aug 90 02:53:23 GMT
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In article <11299@accuvax.nwu.edu> John Higdon <john@bovine.ati.com> writes:

> MONEY!!! But it is always in reference to 900/976 (the evil,
> wallet-sucking devil prefixes) and never about the mundane, simple,
> little-talked-about toll calls. Other than possibly the amount, what's
> the difference?

Well, the money is significantly higher. But more to the point, kids
aren't having advertising directed at them encouraging them to call
particular numbers long distance (to talk to Santa or whatever).


Peter da Silva.   `-_-'
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peter@ferranti.com